25 Oct 2017

Ronald McDonald House CEO: 25% of our funding from McDonald's

From The Panel, 4:46 pm on 25 October 2017
Ronald McDonald House gets a quarter of its funding from the fast-food chain.

Ronald McDonald House gets a quarter of its funding from the fast-food chain. Photo: www.rmhc.org

Following our interview with Caroline Beech about her daughter and the help given to them by Ronald McDonald House we've had a lot of feedback that the fast-food corporation should do it's sponsorship secretly. 

The Ronald McDonald House charity's chief executive says it gets a quarter of its operational budget from the fast-food chain, which includes the donation boxes seen in store. Is McDonald's getting great PR for not much outlay?